Curriculum and Instruction, M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D.

Saint Louis University’s graduate program in curriculum and instruction is ideal for
students who are interested in writing curriculum and improving instruction in fields
such as education, physical therapy and business.

About the Program

SLU’s School of Education offers a Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching and
Doctor of Philosophy in curriculum and instruction.

Faculty members at the School of Education take a genuine interest in students and
serve as strong role models of success. We acquaint students with the challenges and
joys of a profession in education. Your education will be an appropriate balance between
theory and practice, action and reflection, intellect and affect, and decisive conviction
and open curiosity.

SLU’s teacher education programs are approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher
Education.

SLU’s Master of Arts in curriculum and instruction requires 32 credit hours, including
at least six credit hours of research consisting of “EDR-5400: Qualitative Research
Methods” and either “EDR-5600: General Research Methods for Educators” or “EDR-5100:
Introduction to Inferential Statistics for Educators.”

At the end of the program, you will, in consultation with your adviser, prepare a
theme paper on a topic related to your coursework. You will also complete a one-hour
oral examination based on the theme paper and completed coursework.

SLU’s Master of Arts in Teaching is designed to offer classroom teachers three broad
areas: knowledge in subject-matter areas, current educational developments, and the
processes of teaching and learning. You will also complete a one-hour oral examination based on the theme paper and completed
coursework.

Additional credit hours are determined by the individual program and may not include
more than six credit hours from outside the School of Education, six credit hours
of transfer credit, six credit hours of graduate readings or 10 credit hours of 4000-level
courses.

SLU’s doctorate in curriculum and instruction emphasizes the tools of research and
the interplay of theory and practice in education. You will take a minimum of 42 credit
hours beyond the master's degree, including 12 credit hours of dissertation research
and four advanced research courses.

After you complete the required coursework, you will take written and oral exams,
followed by 12 credit hours of dissertation research. A public oral defense of a dissertation
proposal and a final dissertation are required to complete the program.

Possible career paths for someone with a graduate degree in curriculum and instruction
include curriculum coordinator, teacher educator, educational outreach coordinator,
nonprofit specialist, special educator and adult educator.

Billiken Teacher Corps

Students interested in earning their Master of Arts in Teaching and completing their
Missouri teaching certification can apply to the Billiken Teacher Corps. As a member of the Billiken Teacher Corps, you will receive full tuition remission
and serve as a teacher in a local Catholic school.

Applicant Criteria

M.A., M.A.T.

Applicants for these programs must have completed 18 credit hours of upper-division
undergraduate coursework in education or related areas approved by the School of Education.

Ph.D.

Applicants must have a master's degree in education and complete six credit hours
of graduate research coursework as a prerequisite for the doctoral programs. If you
do not have some or all of these credit hours, you may take them during your doctoral
studies in addition to the program coursework.

Please note that application deadlines for this program differ for international students.

Application Deadlines

Domestic students should apply for the fall semester by July 1, for the spring semester
by Nov. 1 and for the summer semester by April 1. International students should apply
by May 1 for the fall semester, Oct. 1 for the spring semester and Feb. 1 for the
summer semester.